Category: Independent News
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Former Matawan Mayor Ralph Dennis dies at 99
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer MATAWAN — Former borough Mayor Ralph Rankin Dennis, who celebrated his 99th birthday last summer, passed away Jan. 18 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Dennis spent his 99 years reaching amazing accomplishments and helping others, said the Rev. Dr. Lewis Kisenwether of the First Baptist Church…
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Matawan has new mayor, councilman
Beatrice Duffy becomes borough BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer The Matawan Borough Council unanimously appointed a new mayor and councilman, filling in the two vacant seats. Former councilwoman Beatrice Duffy was appointed to the mayor’s seat and Robert Kee to the councilman’s seat on Jan. 18. “They are both very, very…
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Local man takes shot in ‘untapped’ market
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff On left, boxing instructor Lapell Crank teaches Lawrence Aiello of Matawan the right way to throw a jab during boxing class at Just About Boxing. OLD BRIDGE — For those who have always wanted to learn how to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, a newly opened boxing gym…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Nate Green, 7, Edison, enjoys a snow day while he takes a wild ride down Telegraph Hill at the PNC Banks Arts Center, Holmdel, Jan. 24.
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Food, wine tasting will benefit Tourette research
The 13th annual Garden State Food and Wine Tasting will be held Feb. 2 at Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Long Branch. This year’s Garden State Food and Wine Tasting event will benefit the Forgotten Few Tourette Syndrome Research Foundation. Anthony Fernicola, Holmdel, president of the Forgotten Few Tourette Syndrome Research Foundation, will chair the…
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Musician to serenade ‘This Town’ in benefit
Keyport BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Keyport singer Jon Caspi’s album pays homage to people and places throughout the borough. KEYPORT — Jon Caspi wants to put “This Town” on the map. Professor by day, rock musician by night, Caspi has just self-released a CD titled “This Town,” the…
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Greater Media Newspapers purchases Latinos Unidos
Greater Media Newspapers Inc. has announced the purchase of Latinos Unidos, a 25,000 circulation, monthly Spanish language newspaper serving Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Greater Media Newspapers currently publishes 12 weekly newspapers serving Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, with a combined weekly circulation of 305,000. Latinos Unidos, founded and owned by Jackson resident Jorge A.…
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Middle school raises $3,400 for tsunami aid
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Christine Fiorella, Kristen Incorvaia, Meghan McPeek, Michael McCloskey, Ashvini Venkaarama, Jillian Hassler, Allyson Parsons, Yi Lin and Katie Friedman (l-r), all students at Matawan Avenue Middle School, hold up a check for $3,400, which the school raised to benefit the tsunami victims. The…
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Medieval manuscripts ‘illuminate’ the past
Private collection includes richly illustrated books dating back to 1270 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Included in “Illumination” an exhibit at the Monmouth County Historical Association museum in Freehold, are pages from “The Book of Hours,” dating to 1450, and a French manuscript, dating to 1470. In a…
